Dr Daniel Etya'ale delivers VAO keynote

Executive director of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness in Africa, Dr Daniel Etya'ale, was keynote speaker at the Vision Aid Overseas annual conference and AGM last weekend. Pictured here with the charity's chief executive Dr Natalie Briggs and chairman Marcus Swallwell (left), Dr Etya'ale praised the work of VAO and its action to combat avoidable blindness in countries within Africa but suggested that charities needed to develop more sustainable ways of training eye health personnel. Working in collaboration with other organisations and in-country health systems in line with the Vision2020 initiative would enable VAO to be more comprehensive in its eye care delivery.